Agenda 12/10/2024 Item #16K 5 (Appoint 5 members to the Development Services Advisory Committee (DSAC) to four-year terms expiring on December 14, 2028.)12/10/2024
Item # 16.K.5
ID# 2024-2013
Executive Summary
Recommendation to appoint 5 members to the Development Services Advisory Committee.
OBJECTIVE: To appoint one new member and reappoint four current members to the Development Services Advisory
Committee (DSAC) to four-year terms expiring on December 14, 2028.
CONSIDERATIONS: This 15 member committee was created by Ordinance No. 93-76, as amended, to provide reports
and recommendations to the BCC to assist in the enhancement of operational efficiency and budgetary accountability
within the Growth Management Division and to serve as a primary communication link between the Growth
Management Division, the development industry and the citizens of Collier County. This committee represents the
various aspects of the development industry such as architect, general contractor, residential or building contractor,
environmentalist, land planner, land developer, landscape architect, professional engineer, utility contractor, plumbing
contractor, electrical contractor, structural engineer, and attorney. Terms are 4 years. A list of the current membership is
included in the backup.
Five seats on this committee will expire on December 14, 2024. The pending vacancies were advertised and applications
were received from the following:
APPLICANT CATEGORY DIST. VOTER ADVISORY COMM.
Afif Eljizi General Contractor 1 Yes None
Nicholas Kouloheras Developer 2 Yes None
Jeremy Sterk* Environmental
Consulting
2 Yes DSAC (2015-present)
Robert McLean* Architect 3 Yes DSAC (2018-present)
Robert Mulhere* Planner 3 Yes DSAC (2002-present)
William Varian* General Contractor 3 Yes DSAC (2006-present)
* reapplying
NOTE: Term limits apply to the membership of this committee, per Code of Laws Sec. 2-1033(b), Terms of Office,
which states: “Thereafter, each appointment or reappointment shall be for a term of four years. Terms of office shall be
limited to two consecutive terms of service.” This restriction is applicable to all of the reapplying candidates excepting
Mr. McLean.
ATTENDANCE: Since January 2022 the meeting attendance for the reapplying candidates is as follows:
Jeremy Sterk - 26 present, 4 excused
Robert McLean - 26 present, 4 excused
Robert Mulhere - 22 present, 8 excused
William Varian - 28 present, 2 excused
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Item # 16.K.5
ID# 2024-2013
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: At its regular meeting on November 6, 2024, the committee voted to
recommend that each of the re-applying applicants be reappointed to their respective seats and that Mr. Kouloheras be
appointed as a new member, each to four-year terms expiring on December 14, 2028. The committee further requests
that the Board of County Commissioners waive any term limit restrictions which would prevent these members from
continuing their volunteer service on this committee. A recommendation memo is included in the backup to this item.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no growth management impact associated with this action.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved as to form and legality and requires majority vote for Board
approval. -JAK
RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of County Commissioners adopts the Committee Recommendation, and
authorizes the Chair to execute the attached resolution confirming the appointments.
PREPARED BY: Jeffrey A. Klatzkow, County Attorney
ATTACHMENTS:
1. DSAC Backup 12.10.24
2. DSAC Membership List 12.10.24
3. DSAC Resolution 12.10.24
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Name Home Phone
Appt'd Exp. Date Term
DateRe-appt 2ndExpDate 2nd Term
Work Phone
Development Services Advisory Committee
01/29/08 12/14/11
12/12/23 12/14/27
4 Years
6070 Copper Leaf Lane
Land Planner
3
4 Years
District:
Category:
Ms. Laura Spurgeon DeJohn
Naples, FL 34116
(239) 229-1726
E-Mail:lks@johnsoneng.com
01/10/06 12/14/09
01/11/22 12/14/25
4 Years
760 Clarendon Court
Architect
2
4 Years
District:
Category:
Mr. James E. Boughton
Naples, FL 34109
(239) 821-7600
(239) 821-7600
E-Mail:jboughton@REVnaples.com; jeb760@comcast.net
12/11/18 12/14/20
12/8/20 12/14/24
2 Year
2484 Pinewoods Cir.
Architect
5
4 Years
District:
Category:
Mr. Mark McLean
Naples, FL 34105
(239) 250-9915
(239) 241-2012
E-Mail:mmclean@mhkap.com
12/14/99 12/14/03
12/12/23 12/14/27
4 Years
120 Edgemere Way South
Engineer
4
4 Years
District:
Category:
Mr. Blair A. Foley
Naples, FL 34105
(239) 263-1222
E-Mail:fols000@aol.com
09/10/02 12/14/04
12/8/20 12/14/24
2 Years
3613 Recreation Lane
Land Planner
3
4 Years
District:
Category:
Mr. Robert J. Mulhere
Naples, FL 34116
(239) 825-9373
(239) 254-2000
E-Mail:rjmulhere@gmail.com; BobMulhere@HMEng.com
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Name Home Phone
Appt'd Exp. Date Term
DateRe-appt 2ndExpDate 2nd Term
Work Phone
Development Services Advisory Committee
12/11/18 12/14/19
12/12/23 12/14/27
1 Year
1901 Curling Avenue
Civil Engineer
2
4 Years
District:
Category:
Mr. John Christian English
Naples, FL 34109
(239) 403-6818
E-Mail:jenglish@pen-eng.com
09/10/03 12/14/05
01/11/22 12/14/25
2 Years
821 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 201
Attorney
2
4 Years
District:
Category:
Mr. Clay C. Brooker
Naples, FL 34102
(239) 595-7654
(239) 261-9300
E-Mail:ccbrooker@napleslaw.com
09/26/06 12/14/08
12/8/20 12/14/24
2 Years
3520 17th Ave. SW
General Contractor
5
4 Years
District:
Category:
Mr. William J. Varian
Naples, FL 34117
(239) 289-8013
(239) 514-0103
E-Mail:wjvarian@gmail.com; wjv1992@aol.com
06/23/15 12/14/16
12/8/20 12/14/24
1.5 Years
614 111th Ave. North
Environmental Consulting
2
4 Years
District:
Category:
Mr. Jeremy Sterk
Naples, FL 34108
(239) 595-4929
(239) 304-0030
E-Mail:jeremy@jeremysterk.com; jeremys@eteflorida.com
12/14/04 12/14/08
12/8/20 12/14/24
4 Years
6441 Sandalwood Lane
Developer
2
4 Years
District:
Category:
Mr. David B. Dunnavant
Naples, FL 34109
(239) 290-3002
(239) 403-6875
E-Mail:2DDunnavant@gmail.com
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Name Home Phone
Appt'd Exp. Date Term
DateRe-appt 2ndExpDate 2nd Term
Work Phone
Development Services Advisory Committee
3-27-12 12/14/13
01/11/22 12/14/25
2 Years
6227 Spanish Oaks Lane
Civil Engineer
3
4 Years
District:
Category:
Mr. Chris Mitchell
Naples, FL 34119
(239) 682-2248
(239) 405-9148
E-Mail:cmitchell@jreeng.com
12/14/99 12/14/03
12/12/23 12/14/27
4 Years
3211 68th St. SW
Environmental Planner
4
4 Years
District:
Category:
Mr. Marco A. Espinar
Naples, FL 34105
(239) 263-2747
(239) 263-2687
E-Mail:marcoe@prodigy.net
10/23/12 12/14/15
12/12/23 12/14/27
3 Years
950 1st Ave. N. #200
General Contractor
0
4 Years
District:
Category:
Mr. Norman E Gentry
Naples, FL 34102
(239) 594-9984
(239) 594-9984
E-Mail:normg@build-gh.com; gentrynormbcn@gmail.com
02/27/18 12/14/21
01/11/22 12/14/25
3.75 Years
4010 8th Ave. SE
Landscape Architect
5
4 Years
District:
Category:
Mr. Jeffrey S. Curl
Naples, FL 34117
(239) 304-0958
(239) 304-9443
E-Mail:jcurl@emergedesign.biz
05/27/08 12/14/11
12/12/23 12/14/27
3 Years
6064 Huntington Woods Dr.
Residential/Commercial Contruction
1
4 Years
District:
Category:
Mr. Mario M. Valle
Naples, FL 34112
(239) 825-6486
(239) 643-6527
E-Mail:mvalle@pbscontractors.com
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Name Home Phone
Appt'd Exp. Date Term
DateRe-appt 2ndExpDate 2nd Term
Work Phone
Development Services Advisory Committee
10/10/23 10/1/26 3 Years
611 Hickory Road
AHAC Representative (non-voting)
2District:
Category:
Ms. Hannah R. Roberts
Naples, FL 34108
(239) 287-3385
E-Mail:hannahroberts611@gmail.com
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Name Home Phone
Appt'd Exp. Date Term
DateRe-appt 2ndExpDate 2nd Term
Work Phone
Development Services Advisory Committee
This 16 member committee was created on 10/12/93 by Ord. No. 93-76, amended on 11/07/95
by Ord. No. 95-60 to add additional categories of industry membership representation, amended
on 9/12/23 by Ord. No. 23-40 to add a non-voting AHAC representative. This committee
represents the various aspects of the development industry such as architect, general contractor,
residential or building contractor, environmentalist, land planner, land developer, landscape
architect, professional engineer, utility contractor, plumbing contractor, electrical contractor,
structural engineer, attorney, and non-voting representative of the Affordable Housing Advisory
Committee. The purpose of this committee is to provide reports and recommendations to the
BCC to assist in the enhancement of operational efficiency and budgetary accountability within
the Growth Management Division and to serve as a primary communication link between the
Growth Management Division, the development industry and the citizens of Collier County.
Terms are 4 years.
Term limits apply to this committee, per Code of Laws Sec. 2-1033(b), Terms of Office:
“Thereafter, each appointment or reappointment shall be for a term of four years. Terms of office
shall be limited to two consecutive terms of service.”
cc: Diane Lynch
Rey Torres, Operations Support Specialist II: 252-5727Staff:
FL STAT:
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RESOLUTION NO. 2024 - ____
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, APPOINTING ONE NEW MEMBER AND
REAPPOINTING FOUR CURRENT MEMBERS TO THE COLLIER
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 93-76, as amended, established the Collier County Development
Services Advisory Committee (DSAC) to serve as a primary communication link between the Growth
Management Department, the development industry, and the citizens of Collier County; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 93-76, as amended, provides that this Advisory Committee shall consist
of fifteen (15) members who represent the various aspects of the development industry and, when possible,
shall include one or more members from specified classifications; and
WHEREAS, five seats on this Advisory Committee will expire on December 14, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners previously provided public notice soliciting
applications from interested parties; and
WHEREAS, DSAC has provided the Board of County Commissioners with its recommendations for
appointment and reappointment..
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that NICHOLAS KOULOHERAS is hereby appointed in the category of
Developer, and that MARK MCLEAN (Architect), ROBERT MULHERE (Planner), JEREMY STERK
(Environmental Consulting) and WILLIAM VARIAN (General Contractor) are each hereby reappointed to
their respective seats on the Collier County Development Services Advisory Committee, each to serve four-
year terms expiring on December 14, 2028;
THIS RESOLUTION ADOPTED upon majority vote on the 12 day of December, 2024.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CRYSTAL K. KINZEL, Clerk COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:_____________________________ By:_____________________________
, Deputy Clerk Chris Hall, Chairman
Approved as to form and legality:
___________________________
Jeffrey A. Klatzkow
County Attorney
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